He’s dominant on his division in the UFC, has long and thing legs and arms, has a very aggressive and plastic style and impresses at each fight. This description could be about Anderson Silva, middleweight champion, but it’s about Jon Jones, holder of the light-heavyweight title of the organization. And facing their domain, the fans have their fingers crossed wishing for a bout between the champions, and once again TATAME is the first to talk about it.
On the pages of the 191st edition of TATAME Magazine, we put Anderson and Jones facing each other and analyzed the confrontation with the help of the coaches, managers and experts, who analyzed the aspects of the fight and the real chances of it happens. On the exclusive article, we also pointed out the next contenders to Anderson Silva’s title on the middleweight division, which includes names like Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping and Mark Munoz.
TUF Brazil crowns a historical year
After the New Year’s Eve, we bring you a panorama of the sport for 2012. Earlier ignored by the great media, MMA has become a luxurious subject disputed by the powerful FOX and Globo stations. On a special article, we remind you of the big changes the sport suffered, the “fight of the century” between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort, the height of Junior dos Santos VS. Cain Velasquez commented by Galvao Bueno and more. And we can’t forget about what’s coming next, like TUF Brazil, reality show leaded by Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort, which also has a special article on TATAME’s pages.
“Spider” on Strikeforce’s champion’s sight
Luke Rockhold is on the top of the world. The American, who began 2011 as one of the extras of Strikeforce ended the season as the middleweight champion. With a bout scheduled for the next month against Keith Jardine, Luke stopped his trainings in California to talk to TATAME about his career, his inspirations in Ronaldo Jacare (who he has stoles his title from) and his wish of fighting Anderson Silva, the biggest name of the division.
With no excitement, Cormier wants to fight Dos Santos
Finalist of the heavyweight Grand Prix of Strikeforce, Daniel Cormier has a safe spot on the UFC, especially after surprising the favorite Antonio Silva with a deadly knockout on the American cage. Excited about the fight against another American, Josh Barnett, the wrestler talked to TATAME and commented his journey on the sport, his challenges in Strikeforce and revealed he would accept fighting Junior dos Santos, UFC’s champion, “at a glance”.
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Brazil had the chance to regain the hegemony in the UFC, but had a rough and cold evening in Toronto, Canada. Rogerio Nogueira shone, but Rodrigo Nogueira and Lyoto Machida suffered losses when fighting Mir and Jones, and TATAME brings you the exclusive backstage of the sad night for the sport in Brazil.
Fame, money, women and a lot of spank. A fighter can make millions with fights that only lasts few seconds, but their lives is way more complicated than many think. On an exclusive piece, we showed how much the fighters really make in events like UFC and Strikeforce. You’ll get chocked…
After a rough childhood, Jose Aldo became successful on the hard MMA bouts until reached the top of the world in the UFC. The story is told on TATAME’s pages, and will now reach the movie theatres. But, before that, Aldo and Malvino Salvador, actor who will play him on the big screens, talked to TATAME about the project and the big MMA boom in Brazil.
And MMA is not only a fever for men who watches television. A Brazilian muse, the gorgeous Deborah Secco is now closer to the sport as she shot commercials with Anderson Silva, and she never backed off. On an exclusive article, the pretty woman tells us how he first knew the sport, due to her sister’s influence, and surprised Charles do Bronx’s with a tight rear naked choke.
Still talking about the movie stars, we launch the session “My Unforgettable Fight” with the actor Darlan Cunha, famous for the movie “Cidade de Deus”, who revealed Anderson Silva VS. Chael Sonnen to be his favorite – and not for the historical turnaround, but because he cheered for the American…
Stage of unforgettable bouts and cradle of many legends, Japan will return to the Center of the world on the end of February, with UFC Japan, on what can be the country’s last chance on the sport. |